Moving brush from my logging roads with the grapple and a stick jammed up between the front wheel and the hood.
I was able to remove the stick, but when I restarted the engine, it revved up to 1500 rpms and would not go down to idle.
Since I was in thick woods, I decided to drive it out.
I made it to the edge of the woods when it quit.
I got a better look at the engine and saw that the stick had broken the inlet tube on the lift pump
Needless to say, I left the tractor where it was and walked home.
I will be replacing the pump when I determine which of the 3 choices available[based on tractor s/n] will work.
In the meantime, I used the West system epoxy on the broken tube to see if that will hold long enough to get the M home.
Sheesh, I am seriously considering some kind of side cover for the areas of the engine that are exposed to prevent this in the future.
I also want to fab up skid plates for the underside since I had a close call with another stick in that area the other day.
